Scientific Publications (SPs)

SP 69. Freshwater Leeches .................... £27.00
Freshwater Leeches of Britain and Ireland: Keys to the Hirudinea and a Review of their Ecology
J.M. Elliott & Michael Dobson
2015, size 246 x 171 mm, 108pp., softback
ISBN 978-0-900386-82-4

SP 5. Cladocera .................... £10.00
A Key to the British Species of Freshwater Cladocera, with Notes on their Ecology
D.J. Scourfield & J.P. Harding
Third edition, 1966 (reprinted 1994), 61pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-01-5

SP 13. Gastropods
A Key to the British Fresh- and Brackish-Water Gastropods, with Notes on their Ecology
T.T. Macan
Fourth edition, 1977 (reprinted 1994), 46pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-30-5

OUT OF PRINT - Facsimile reprint available £5.25 (normally £7, but reduced as stock slightly damaged (cracked spine); discount not applicable)

SP 17. Stoneflies
A Key to the Adults and Nymphs of the British Stoneflies (Plecoptera), with Notes on their Ecology and Distribution
H.B.N. Hynes
Third edition, 1977 (reprinted 1993), 92pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-28-2

OUT OF PRINT - Photocopy available £8.00 (discount not applicable)

SP 18. Copepods
A Key to the British Freshwater Cyclopid and Calanoid Copepods, with Ecological Notes
J.P. Harding & W.A. Smith
Second edition, 1974, 56pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-20-6

OUT OF PRINT - Photocopy available £6.00 (discount not applicable)

SP 25. Statistical Analysis .................... £12.00
Some Methods for the Statistical Analysis of Samples of Benthic Invertebrates
J.M. Elliott
Second edition, 1977 (reprinted 1993), 160pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-29-9

SP 29. Turbulence .................... £6.00
Turbulence in Lakes and Rivers
I.R. Smith
1975, 79pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-21-3

SP 30. Hyphomycetes .................... £10.00
An Illustrated Guide to Aquatic and Water-Borne Hyphomycetes (Fungi Imperfecti), with Notes on their Biology
C.T. Ingold
1975, 96pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-22-0

SP 33. Depth Charts .................... £3.00
Depth Charts of the Cumbrian Lakes
A.E. Ramsbottom
1976, 39pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-25-1

[Data are given for 15 lakes.]

SP 34. Amoebae .................... £10.00
An Illustrated Key to Freshwater and Soil Amoebae, with Notes on Cultivation and Ecology
F.C. Page
1976, 155pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-26-8
Note: Limited supply available. Please contact the FBA before purchasing.

[Suitable for amateur microscopists starting to study amoebae, but professional workers may find it necessary to refer also to A NEW KEY TO FRESHWATER AND SOIL GYMNAMOEBAE, WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR CULTURE, by F.C. Page, published in 1988 (122pp., A4 format, ISBN 1 871105 02 1). This later key (see Other Publications), includes recent changes to the taxonomy of Gymnamoebae and includes several taxa or combinations that are not in SP 34, but in several places the text refers to illustrations and information given in SP 34.]

SP 36. Water Analysis .................... £14.00
Water Analysis: some Revised Methods for Limnologists
F.J.H. Mackereth, J. Heron & J.F. Talling
Second impression, 1989, 120pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-31-2

SP 38. Rotifers .................... £10.00
A Key to the Freshwater Planktonic and Semi-Planktonic Rotifera of the British Isles
R.M. Pontin
1978, 178pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-33-6

SP 39. Estimating Microbial Numbers .................... £10.00
A Guide to Methods for Estimating Microbial Numbers and Biomass in Fresh Water
J.G. Jones
1979, 112pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-37-4

SP 40. Leeches
A Key to the British Freshwater Leeches, with Notes on their Life Cycles and Ecology
J.M. Elliott & K.H. Mann
1979 (reprinted 1998), 72pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-38-1

OUT OF PRINT - Facsimile reprint available, £8.00 (discount not applicable)

SP 42. Desmids
A Key to the Commoner Desmids of the English Lake District
E.M. Lind & A.J. Brook
1980, 123pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-40-4

OUT OF PRINT - Facsimile reprint available, £9.00 (discount not applicable)
(Limited number of ex-display original copies also available at same price - if you prefer one of these to the facsimile version, please specify when ordering.)

SP 44. Diatom Frustules
A Guide to the Morphology of the Diatom Frustule, with a Key to the British Freshwater Genera
H.G. Barber & E.Y. Haworth
1981 (reprinted 1994), 112pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-42-8

OUT OF PRINT - Facsimile reprint available, £7.00 (discount not applicable)

SP 45. Orthocladiinae Larvae (Chironomidae) .................... £10.00
A Key to the Larvae of the British Orthocladiinae (Chironomidae)
P.S. Cranston
1982, 152pp + 1 plate.
ISBN 978-0900386-43-5

SP 46. Parasitic Copepods .................... £10.00
The Parasitic Copepoda and Branchiura of British Freshwater Fishes: a Handbook and Key
G. Fryer
1982, 87pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-44-2

[Includes a general account of the biology, life cycles and ecology.]

SP 47. Adult Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) .................... £10.00
A Key to the Adults of the British Ephemeroptera, with Notes on their Ecology
J.M. Elliott & U.H. Humpesch
1983, 101pp + 1 plate.
ISBN 978-0900386-45-9

SP 48. Mosquitoes (Culicidae) .................... £13.00
Keys to the Adults, Male Hypopygia, Fourth-Instar Larvae and Pupae of the British Mosquitoes (Culicidae), with Notes on their Ecology and Medical Importance
P.S. Cranston, C.D. Ramsdale, K.R. Snow & G.B. White
1987, 152pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-46-6

SP 50. Adult Water Bugs
Adults of the British Aquatic Hemiptera Heteroptera: a Key with Ecological Notes
A.A. Savage
1989, 173pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-48-0

OUT OF PRINT - Facsimile reprint available soon

SP 52. Malacostracan Crustaceans .................... £17.00
British Freshwater Crustacea Malacostraca: a Key with Ecological Notes
T. Gledhill, D.W. Sutcliffe & W.D. Williams
1993, 176pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-53-4

SP 53. Caseless Caddis Larvae (Trichoptera)
A Revised Key to the Caseless Caddis Larvae of the British Isles, with Notes on their Ecology
J.M. Edington & A.G. Hildrew
1995 (reprinted 2005), 134pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-55-8

OUT OF PRINT - Facsimile reprint available, £9.00 (discount not applicable)

SP 55. Simuliidae
Last-Instar Larvae and Pupae of the Simuliidae of Britain and Ireland: a Key with Brief Ecological Notes
J. Bass
1998, 104pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-58-9

Facsimile reprint available £9.00 (discount not applicable)

SP 56. Dixidae and Thaumaleidae .................... £20.00
British Dixidae (Meniscus Midges) and Thaumaleidae (Trickle Midges): Keys with Ecological Notes
R.H.L. Disney
1999, 128pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-60-2

SP 57. Larval Corixidae .................... £14.00
Keys to the Larvae of British Corixidae
A.A. Savage
1999, 56pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-61-9

SP 58. Triclads .................... £16.00
A Key to the Freshwater Triclads of Britain and Ireland, with notes on their ecology
T.B. Reynoldson & J.O. Young
2000, 72pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-63-3

SP 59. Microturbellarians.................... £20.00
Keys to the Freshwater Microturbellarians of Britain and Ireland, with notes on their ecology
J.O. Young
2001, 142pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-66-4

SP 60. Coarse Fish Larvae .................... £22.00
Keys to Larvae and Juvenile Stages of Coarse Fishes from Fresh Waters in the British Isles
A.C. Pinder
2001, 136pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-67-1

SP 61. Case-bearing Caddis Larvae .................... £25.00
Keys to the Case-bearing Caddis Larvae of Britain and Ireland
I.D. Wallace, B. Wallace & the late G.N. Philipson
2003, 259pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-70-1

SP 62. Freshwater Fishes .................... £25.00
Keys to the Freshwater Fish of Britain and Ireland, with notes on their distribution and ecology
P.S. Maitland
2004, 248pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-71-8

SP 63. Bryozoans ................... £19.00
A New Key to the Freshwater Bryozoans of Britain, Ireland and Continental Europe, with notes on their ecology
T.S. Wood & B. Okamura
2005, 113pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-72-5

SP 64. Adult Male Chironomidae .................... £50.00
Keys to the Adult Male Chironomidae of Britain and Ireland
P.H. Langton & L.C.V. Pinder
Published in 2 Volumes including a special supplement identifying sixteen species recently recorded from Britain and Ireland
2007, Volume 1 240pp, Volume 2 168pp
ISBN 978-0-900386-75-6; ISSN 0367-1887

SP 65. Alderflies, Lacewings and Spongeflies .................... £19.00
Freshwater Megaloptera and Neuroptera of Britain and Ireland: Keys to Adults and Larvae, and a review of their ecology
J.M. Elliott
2009 (reprinted 2012), 71pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-77-0

SP 66. Mayfly Larvae .................... £27.00
Mayfly Larvae (Ephemeroptera) of Britain and Ireland: Keys and a Review of their Ecology
J.M. Elliott & U.H. Humpesch
2010 (reprinted 2012), 152pp.
ISBN 978-0900386-78-7

SP 67. Freshwater Macroinvertebrates for Biotic Assessment .................... £25.00
Guide to British Freshwater Macroinvertebrates for Biotic Assessment
S. Pawley, M. Dobson & M. Fletcher
2011 (reprinted 2012, 2014), size 246 x 171 mm, 80pp.
ISBN 978-0-900386-79-4

SP 68. Freshwater Invertebrates .................... £33.00
Guide to Freshwater Invertebrates
M. Dobson, S. Pawley, M. Fletcher & A. Powell
2012, size 201 x 143 mm, 216pp., hardback
ISBN 978-0-900386-80-0

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